Daniel Tai

Daniel Tai
Born	Daniel Tai June 1, 1977
Residence	Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	110.4 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	172 cm (67.7 in)
Style	Boxing Kickboxing
Professional boxing record
Total	34
Wins	21
By knockout	6
Losses	9
By knockout	1
Draws	4
Other information
Notable relatives	Jordan Tai
Boxing record from BoxRec

Daniel Tai (Born 1 June 1977) is a New Zealand professional boxer. He has held the NZNBF Heavyweight Title between 2006 - 2008 and currently is ranked 12th in the WBO Asia Pacific rankings.^[1]

Tai has challenged for the WBO Asia Pacific title twice in his career, both times against Chauncy Welliver.^[2][3] Tai has fought a few of notable boxers in his career including Welliver three times, Sam Leuii twice, Danny Green, Sean Sullivan, Jameson Bostic and Bob Gasio.

Professional boxing titles

• New Zealand National Boxing Federation (NZNBF) heavyweight title (220½ lbs)

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
34 fights	21 wins	9 losses
By knockout	6	1
By decision	15	7
By disqualification	0	1
Draws	4
No contests	0

^[4]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
34	Draw	21–9–4	Kiki Toa Leutele[5]	MD	4	1 Jul 2016	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
33	Win	21–9–3	Jayson Aloese	UD	4	28 May 2016	ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
32	Draw	20–9–3	Alapati A'asa[6]	MD	4	21 May 2016	Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand
31	Win	20–9–2	Felise Leniu[7]	UD	4	25 Feb 2016	ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
30	Win	19–9–2	Junior Pati	MD	4	4 Dec 2010	Headhunters Motorcycle Club, Ellerslie, New Zealand
29	Lose	18–9–2	Chauncy Welliver[8]	UD	12	21 Aug 2010	Panmure Lagoon Stadium, Panmure, New Zealand	interim WBO Asia Pacific & New Zealand National Boxing Federation (NZNBF) heavyweight title
28	Lose	18–8–2	Chauncy Welliver[9]	UD	12	22 May 2010	Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Tauranga, New Zealand	interim WBO Asia Pacific & New Zealand National Boxing Federation (NZNBF) heavyweight title
27	Win	18–7–2	Gogosina Ulutoa	UD	4	1 May 2010	Headhunters Motorcycle Club, Ellerslie, New Zealand
26	Lose	17–7–2	Jameson Bostic	UD	4	2 May 2009	Headhunters Motorcycle Club, Ellerslie, New Zealand
25	Win	17–6–2	Junior Pati	UD	4	11 Dec 2008	Manurewa Netball Centre, Manurewa, New Zealand
24	Win	16–6–2	Joey Wilson	MD	4	6 Dec 2008	Headhunters Motorcycle Club, Ellerslie, New Zealand
23	Lose	15–6–2	Bob Gasio	UD	4	8 Nov 2008	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
22	Lose	15–5–2	Chauncy Welliver[10]	DQ	2 (12) 2:10	16 Aug 2008	YMCA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand National Boxing Federation (NZNBF) heavyweight title
21	Win	15–4–2	Seiaute Ma'ilata	TKO	5 (6)	13 May 2008	Leisure Centre, Otara, New Zealand
20	Lose	14–4–2	Richard Tutaki	MD	4	5 May 2007	Headhunters Motorcycle Club, Ellerslie, New Zealand
19	Win	14–3–2	Elisara Sii Uta	SD	12	11 Nov 2006	Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand	New Zealand National Boxing Federation (NZNBF) heavyweight title
18	Win	13–3–2	Sam Leuii	TKO	2 (12) 0:53	5 Jun 2006	Manurewa Netball Centre, Manurewa, New Zealand	vacant New Zealand National Boxing Federation (NZNBF) heavyweight title
17	Draw	12–3–2	Amosa Zinck	PTS	4	26 May 2005	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
16	Win	12–3–1	Sam Leuii	PTS	6	24 Jun 2004	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
15	Win	11–3–1	Elisara Sii Uta	TKO	6 (6)	28 Aug 2003	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
14	Lose	10–3–1	Sean Sullivan[11]	PTS	12	11 Apr 2003	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand	vacant New Zealand National Boxing Federation (NZNBF) light heavyweight title
13	Lose	10–2–1	Danny Green	TKO	6 (10)	07 Dec 2001	Wyong RSL Club, Wyong, New South Wales, Australia
12	Win	10–1–1	Wilhem Schwalger	TKO	2 (6)	25 Oct 2001	ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
11	Win	9–1–1	Ivan Rukavina	PTS	8	24 Mar 2001	Croatian Cultural Centre, Te Atatu, New Zealand
10	Win	8–1–1	Jimmy Fale	PTS	8	14 Feb 2001	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
9	Lose	7–1–1	Fale Braxton	PTS	4	4 Feb 2001	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
8	Draw	7–0–1	Gerrard Zohs	PTS	4	13 Dec 2000	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
7	Win	7–0	David O'Neill	PTS	6	07 Dec 2000	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
6	Win	6–0	Jimmy Fale	PTS	6	12 Oct 2000	Rosa Pasifika Night Club, Otara, New Zealand
5	Win	5–0	Mika Samoa	TKO	2 (4)	31 Aug 2000	Rosa Pasifika Night Club, Otara, New Zealand
4	Win	4–0	Tuala Taulaga	KO	4 (4)	30 Jul 2000	Caledonian Hall, Belfast, Christchurch, New Zealand
3	Win	3–0	Jake Rasmussen	PTS	4	29 Jul 2000	Northland Memorial Hall, Dargaville, New Zealand
2	Win	2–0	Eni Latu	PTS	4	27 Jul 2000	Rosa Pasifica Night Club, Otara, New Zealand
1	Win	1–0	Thomas Faloa	PTS	6	20 Jul 2000	ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand	Professional debut

References

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